a king's ransom

king's ransom

a king's ransom

mainly BRITISH

A king's ransom is an extremely large sum of money. She was paid a king's ransom for a five-minute appearance in the film.With so few skilled electricians available, these people can charge a king's ransom for their services.

And while life is depicted as cheap and desperately hardscrabble, it's not too tough: A future episode centers on a wispy blonde who can spirit away a king's ransom worth of precious gasoline and a hardy sailing vessel (and choose Jeremiah worthy of her final erotic tryst with mankind).

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